The Brand Group Core (BGC) closed the first nine months of 2026 with an operating result of 4.33 billion euros, compared with 4.72 billion euros in the previous year. The operating margin therefore declined from 4.4% to 4.1%.
Unit sales of 3.75 million vehicles and sales revenue of 106.4 billion euros were virtually on a par with the previous year.
Brand Group Core (BGC), the organizational alliance of the volume brands within the Volkswagen Group, is reshuffling key responsibilities in markets and sales.